Timberlake didn't just take it on the pretty chin to the jolly, happy soul; he also lost a personal numbers battle with ex-girlfriend Britney Spears. Spears' own network special, airing November 17 on ABC, was watched by roughly 45 percent more viewers.

Aided by Frosty's pluck, CBS didn't break a sweat in the TV week ended Sunday. It had the most viewers (averaging 13.3 million), the most demographically desirable types (consumers aged 18-49) and the most shows in the Top 10 (eight). On Tuesday, CBS summed up its clean sweep with a spirited press release titled "Holy Crap!"